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As New England One was first to report last December, WFXT FOX 25 [Boston] is dropping the "FOX" identity from its newscasts. The change comes amid sagging ratings, and FOX 25 management is placing some of the blame on confusion with Fox News Channel. In February, WHDH 7 came in first place at 10pm, beating WFXT for the first time since WHDH started a 10pm newscast. WHDH won again at 10pm in March. As we first told you a few months ago, the station wants to distinguish itself from the Fox News Channel to avoid confusion that WFXT leans right....

A new proposal in Oklahoma would bar drunk drivers from buying or consuming alcohol -- and already is raising concerns over how it would be enforced. Fox 25 in Oklahoma City reports that state Sen. Patrick Anderson is proposing a bill that would allow a judge to enforce the alcohol restrictions on anyone with a DUI charge for a set period of time.

Tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 7:10 p.m., FOX25 will air ‘Battle For The Statehouse: The Gubernatorial Debate’ live from the FOX25 news studios. Hosted by FOX25 and The Boston Herald, the live debate will be the first time the general election candidates go head-to-head. The candidates will square off in a debate. Those candidates are: Deval Patrick (Democrat) Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey (Republican) Christy Mihos (Independent) Grace Ross (Green-Rainbow) The debate will be moderated by FOX News Sunday’s Chris Wallace in front of a live studio audience. FOX25 Anchors Maria Stephanos, David Wade and Political Editor Joe Battenfeld will lead...

A former waitress at a Brockton strip club who says she was tired of being mistreated by men allegedly mailed explosive packages to Bridgewater State College, strip clubs, a motorcycle gang, Fox 25, and KISS 108 radio station, according to court documents unsealed yesterday. Kimberly Lynn Dasilva, 40, of Hull, who hosts sex toy parties and sells adult gift baskets from an Internet site, was arrested Friday night after FBI agents and State Police raided her home and found letters hidden in the ceiling tiles of her bedroom that allegedly linked her to the mailings last September.